Key Pittman

Key Pittman (12 September 1872-10 November 1940) was a US Senator from Nevada (D) from 29 January 1913 to 10 November 1940, succeeding William A. Massey and preceding Berkeley L. Bunker.

Biography
Key Pittman was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1872, the older brother of future Nevada governor Vail M. Pittman. From 1897 to 1901, Pittman worked as a miner during the Klondike gold rush, and he moved to Tonopah, Nevada in 1902 to work as a lawyer. From 1913 to 1940, Pittman served in the US Senate as a Democratic Party member, and he supported a wildlife restoration act in 1937. He died of a heart attack in 1940 during his re-election campaign.